| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Nye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Kraker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) PF - Marko Frankowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Nagle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | James Byrd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-36 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Edward Johns | 24-36 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | Charles Brown denies the turnaround by Ronald Nagle | 24-36 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Mark Nye pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker is hacked by James Byrd - foul #2 on James Byrd, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker misses the easy layup | 24-36 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon is called for 3 seconds | 24-36 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Edward Johns grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski blows the layup but he's fouled by John Gagnon - foul #3 on John Gagnon, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Perryman (C) Bernard Herring, John Gagnon, Charles Brown | |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman dunks the ball | 26-38 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Mark Nye double dribbles | 26-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Adams (SG) Mark Nye | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | James Byrd misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-38 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman hits the follow up shot | 26-40 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | James Ketchum is called for the reach on John Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ketchum, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Kraker and the foul's on Charles Perryman - foul #1 on Charles Perryman, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Brown (C) Charlie Olmstead, Charles Perryman | |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle misses the free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 28-40 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | John Adams takes the ball from Charles Champagne | 28-40 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Edward Johns can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Byrd | 28-40 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Marko Frankowski steals the ball from James Ketchum | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Kraker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) PF - Marko Frankowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Nagle (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Byrd (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | John Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle banks in the layup | 30-40 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | James Byrd clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-40 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Champagne | 30-40 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum hits a floater from the right wing set up by Charles Champagne | 30-42 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #5 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Nye (PG), Robert Quan (PF), Edward Sanders (C) Edward Johns, Marko Frankowski, Ronald Nagle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), John Gagnon (PF), Charles Perryman (C) James Ketchum, James Byrd, Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne, Charles Brown | |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | David Holley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gagnon | 32-45 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | John Adams is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Christ, team foul #6 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Lefebre (SG), David Morgan (C) Richard Kraker, John Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Charles Perryman swats the layup by David Morgan | 32-45 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Nye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Lefebre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Quan (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Christ (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Holley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Perryman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Sanders - foul #1 on Edward Sanders, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Kyle Lefebre loses the dribble to Richard Christ | 32-47 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ lays it up and in | 32-49 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Mark Nye hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Kyle Lefebre | 35-49 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | David Holley knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-51 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Mark Nye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-51 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead gets the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | David Holley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charlie Olmstead | 35-54 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders's fadeaway is rejected by John Gagnon | 35-54 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | David Morgan snags the offensive board | 35-54 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Gagnon - foul #4 on John Gagnon, team foul #7 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Kraker (PG), John Adams (SG), Edward Johns (SF), Marko Frankowski (PF) Mark Nye, Kyle Lefebre, Robert Quan, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), James Byrd (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Brown (C) Richard Christ, David Holley, John Gagnon, Charles Perryman | |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead loses the dribble to Richard Kraker | 35-54 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker lays it in | 37-54 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | James Byrd is whistled for a carry | 37-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle (C) Edward Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne (PF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | John Adams is fouled in the backcourt by James Ketchum - foul #4 on James Ketchum, team foul #8 | 37-54 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring is fouled on the floor by Edward Johns - foul #2 on Edward Johns, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quan (PF) Marko Frankowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Kraker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Quan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Nagle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Byrd (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | John Adams is called for the reach on James Byrd - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | James Byrd misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Nagle - foul #1 on Ronald Nagle, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Nye (PG) Edward Johns | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | John Adams makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-56 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | James Byrd comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne tips it in | 41-58 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | John Adams comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-58 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Mark Nye - foul #3 on Mark Nye, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF), Marko Frankowski (PF) Mark Nye, Ronald Nagle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead (SF), John Gagnon (PF) Bernard Herring, Charles Champagne | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | John Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon is fouled on the floor by John Adams - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #6 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Lefebre (PG), David Morgan (C) John Adams, Robert Quan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), David Holley (SG), Charles Perryman (C) James Ketchum, James Byrd, Charles Brown | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-59 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon gets the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | David Morgan is called for the reach on Charlie Olmstead - foul #2 on David Morgan, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead misses the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | David Morgan gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Edward Johns comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Christ | 44-59 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Charles Perryman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | David Holley's pass is intercepted by David Morgan | 44-59 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | David Morgan tips it in | 46-59 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | David Holley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Nye (PG), John Adams (SF), Robert Quan (PF), Ronald Nagle (C) Kyle Lefebre, Edward Johns, Marko Frankowski, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), James Byrd (SG), Bernard Herring (SF), Charles Champagne (PF), Charles Brown (C) Richard Christ, David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, John Gagnon, Charles Perryman | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Nye and he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SF) Richard Kraker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Nye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Quan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Nagle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Byrd (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Herring (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne is called for 10 seconds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Kraker (SG) John Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Mark Nye hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 49-59 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | James Byrd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-59 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders grabs the board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF), Marko Frankowski (PF) Edward Sanders, Robert Quan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ketchum | 49-61 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | James Ketchum is called for the reach on Edward Johns in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Ketchum, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Christ (PG), John Gagnon (PF) James Ketchum, Charles Champagne | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Johns - foul #3 on Edward Johns, team foul #8 | 51-61 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Ronald Nagle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Nagle, team foul #9 | 51-62 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ misses the 3 from straight away | 51-62 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Marko Frankowski grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Richard Kraker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-62 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Mark Nye tips it but misses | 51-62 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown misses the driving attempt in the lane | 51-62 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon tips it home | 51-64 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is hacked by Bernard Herring in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Herring, team foul #11 | 51-64 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Charles Brown grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Christ runs out the clock | 52-64 |